Causal dominoes - mechanism only

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Authors: Laura Schulz, Max Siegel, Vicente Vivanco
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Abstract

This study is one of two batteries designed to test the relationship between children’s understanding of physical causal mechanisms and their understanding of causal relationships given the covariation of interventions and outcomes. This battery is designed to look at children’s ability to reason about causal chains, common effect, and common cause structures using a familiar, readily observable mechanism, chains of domino collisions which transmit force.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Science Education and Pedagogy Child and Animal Learning Development Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference

Publication details

Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Preprint